Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 347 | 232 | 160 | 288 | 560 | 269 | 424 | 309 | 170 | 220 | 117 | 113 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 268 | 497 | 820 | 2386 | 4762 | 5273 | 3834 | 2567 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.87m | 8:39PM1.96m | 9:08AM1.82m | 9:36PM1.87m | 10:08AM1.77m | 10:32PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.09m | 2:23PM0.09m | 2:59AM0.13m | 3:20PM0.17m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:16PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 418 | 347 | 232 | 160 | 288 | 560 | 261 | 424 | 309 | 75 | 220 | 117 | 113 | 203 | 199 | 196 | 268 | 497 | 820 | 2386 | 4762 | 5273 | 3834 | 2567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | ENE 14 | SE 16 | S 10 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 284 | 185 | 198 | 187 | 170 | 35 | 26 | 41 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 29 | — | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | SE 17 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 269 | 13 | 5 | 50 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 141 | 247 | 308 | 537 | 319 | 459 | 22 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 22 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 145 | 166 | 30 | 244 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 184 | 184 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
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